MONTREAL — Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse will try to block the Canada Revenue Agency's efforts to obtain volumes of client records as Ottawa cracks down on Canadians suspected of hiding money overseas.
Bank officials tell QMI Agency it won't hand over 500 boxes of documents because it's not required to do so under Canadian law. Credit Suisse adds the Canadian government's request is too broad, and it has filed an injunction in Toronto Federal Court to stop the request.
"Canadian law requires certain conditions to be met before CRA can issue such a request and we do not believe that those legal conditions have been satisfied," the bank said in a statement. "Furthermore, we are very concerned about the personal and financial privacy interests of our clients."
The bank says no money was ever hidden in Credit Suisse accounts, though a Canadian citizen has confessed to sheltering money from tax officials after transferring it from the bank.
The client told tax officials that he conducted the transaction on advice from a financial adviser at another bank. Credit Suisse shut down its Canadian private banking offices in 1998.
CRA has until Saturday to tell the court if it will contest Credit Suisse’s injunction. A department spokesman had no comment Tuesday.
A total of 3,000 Canadians have admitted to tax evasion since last year and have paid out $138 million. Most said they hid money overseas through the UBS and HSBC banking groups.
Reports say another 1,800 Canadians might be hiding millions in Switzerland.
Under Swiss law, Swiss banks can't be forced to reveal the names of Canadians who hold accounts in the European country. Canada can ask about specific account holders but only if it assembles evidence in Canada of possible wrongdoing.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed a treaty with his Swiss counterpart to allow the two countries to exchange tax information for future tax years.
The deal will apply to individuals who earn taxable income in either country.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
More than 50 federal government agencies and departments rely on long-form census data .
More than 50 federal government agencies and departments rely on long-form census data on ethnic origins, visible minorities, citizenship and immigration for planning and policies, according to a newly released internal report.
In the documents, Statistics Canada says more than 700 different clients bought reports or data based on the 2006 census, including 297 government bodies from all levels, 232 businesses, 66 non-profit organizations, 54 health and social service agencies and 62 educational institutions.
In June, the government announced it was replacing the mandatory long-form census with a voluntary National Household Survey (NHS).
"Statistics Canada is confident that the NHS will produce usable and useful data that will meet the needs of many users," the agency says in the documents. "It will not, however, provide a level of quality that would have been achieved through the mandatory long-form census."
Among the federal departments and agencies that reported purchasing Statistics Canada reports or using data based on the census questions about ethnic origin and immigration are Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Status of Women, National Defence, Canada Revenue Service, Citizenship and Immigration, the Bank of Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.
Included among the approximately 60 agencies and departments that said they had not made use of the data are the National Research Council, Correctional Service of Canada, Environment Canada, Passport Canada, Canadian International Development Agency, Export Development Canada, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Canadian Transportation Agency and VIA Rail Inc.
The documents were released this week in response to questions tabled in the House of Commons in September by Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla.
"There is going to be a great void with the scrapping of the long-form census," Dhalla said. "I think it's going to have an impact on many diverse communities across Canada, and most importantly, have an impact on ethnic communities in Canada."
The Bank of Canada reported using long-form data to track Canadian migration patterns during economic changes. Health Canada employs it to assess well-being in First Nations communities, while the Public Health Agency relies on this information to target services to clusters of immigrants or particular ethnic groups. The Canada Student Loan Program uses this census data for demographic analysis of post-secondary enrolment, and the Department of Justice uses it to tailor studies on elder abuse to different ethnic populations.
Many agencies and departments said they use the census data to evaluate whether their employee demographics are in line with the Canadian population and employment equity rules.
The biggest impact of replacing the mandatory census with a voluntary survey will be "non-response bias," or the fact that people who don't respond tend to have different characteristics than those who do, Statistics Canada says — meaning that a voluntary survey won't be representative of the Canadian population.
"Given that the NHS is anticipated to achieve a response rate of only 50 per cent, there is a substantial risk of non-response bias," the agency says in the documents.
Statistics Canada says it has never conducted a survey on the scale of the NHS, nor does it know of any country that has, so it's "largely unknown" how effective its efforts to mitigate these and other issues will be.
Read more: http://www.canada.com/technology/Dozens+federal+departments+agencies+count+census+Report/3857519/story.html#ixzz16Aj7Y6YO
In the documents, Statistics Canada says more than 700 different clients bought reports or data based on the 2006 census, including 297 government bodies from all levels, 232 businesses, 66 non-profit organizations, 54 health and social service agencies and 62 educational institutions.
In June, the government announced it was replacing the mandatory long-form census with a voluntary National Household Survey (NHS).
"Statistics Canada is confident that the NHS will produce usable and useful data that will meet the needs of many users," the agency says in the documents. "It will not, however, provide a level of quality that would have been achieved through the mandatory long-form census."
Among the federal departments and agencies that reported purchasing Statistics Canada reports or using data based on the census questions about ethnic origin and immigration are Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Status of Women, National Defence, Canada Revenue Service, Citizenship and Immigration, the Bank of Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.
Included among the approximately 60 agencies and departments that said they had not made use of the data are the National Research Council, Correctional Service of Canada, Environment Canada, Passport Canada, Canadian International Development Agency, Export Development Canada, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Canadian Transportation Agency and VIA Rail Inc.
The documents were released this week in response to questions tabled in the House of Commons in September by Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla.
"There is going to be a great void with the scrapping of the long-form census," Dhalla said. "I think it's going to have an impact on many diverse communities across Canada, and most importantly, have an impact on ethnic communities in Canada."
The Bank of Canada reported using long-form data to track Canadian migration patterns during economic changes. Health Canada employs it to assess well-being in First Nations communities, while the Public Health Agency relies on this information to target services to clusters of immigrants or particular ethnic groups. The Canada Student Loan Program uses this census data for demographic analysis of post-secondary enrolment, and the Department of Justice uses it to tailor studies on elder abuse to different ethnic populations.
Many agencies and departments said they use the census data to evaluate whether their employee demographics are in line with the Canadian population and employment equity rules.
The biggest impact of replacing the mandatory census with a voluntary survey will be "non-response bias," or the fact that people who don't respond tend to have different characteristics than those who do, Statistics Canada says — meaning that a voluntary survey won't be representative of the Canadian population.
"Given that the NHS is anticipated to achieve a response rate of only 50 per cent, there is a substantial risk of non-response bias," the agency says in the documents.
Statistics Canada says it has never conducted a survey on the scale of the NHS, nor does it know of any country that has, so it's "largely unknown" how effective its efforts to mitigate these and other issues will be.
Read more: http://www.canada.com/technology/Dozens+federal+departments+agencies+count+census+Report/3857519/story.html#ixzz16Aj7Y6YO
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Many Canadians believe the Supreme Court made the right decisions on two recent cases, but question a ruling related to the legal rights of suspects who are being interrogated, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
Canadians Disagree with Court on Interrogations Without Legal Counsel
Most respondents agree with the way the Supreme Court handled the cases related to journalistic sources and sexual abuse by a priest.
Many Canadians believe the Supreme Court made the right decisions on two recent cases, but question a ruling related to the legal rights of suspects who are being interrogated, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
In the online survey of a representative national sample of 1,014 Canadian adults, 76 per cent of respondents agree with the decision taken by the Supreme Court on the case of Shirley Christensen.
The Supreme Court ruled last month that Christensen—a Quebec woman who was sexually abused as a child at the hands of a priest—can launch a lawsuit against the Catholic Church.
Two-thirds of Canadians (65%) agree with a recent decision that looked into the issue of journalistic sources. The Supreme Court ruled that journalists have a qualified right to protect their confidential sources, if such protection outweighs the public interest in the disclosure that the law would normally require.
The case stemmed from an investigative report into the federal sponsorship scandal, in which Globe and Mail reporter Daniel Leblanc relied on a confidential source, identified only as “MaChouette.”
On a third case, the Supreme Court does not get the endorsement of most Canadians. More than half of respondents (54%) disagree with the ruling which states that suspects do not have a right to legal counsel while they are being interrogated.
Last month’s 5-4 decision effectively signifies that, if suspects reveals information to officers or detectives during an interrogation, this information may be admitted into evidence in a legal process against them.
Full Report, Detailed Tables and Methodology (PDF)
CONTACT:
Mario Canseco, Vice President, Communications & Media Relations
+877 730 3570
mario.canseco@angus-reid.com
Methodology: From October 29 to October 30, 2010, Angus Reid Public Opinion conducted an online survey among 1,014 randomly selected Canadian adults who are Angus Reid Forum panelists. The margin of error—which measures sampling variability—is +/- 3.1%, 19 times out of 20. The results have been statistically weighted according to the most current education, age, gender and region Census data to ensure a sample representative of the entire adult population of Canada. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding.
Most respondents agree with the way the Supreme Court handled the cases related to journalistic sources and sexual abuse by a priest.
Many Canadians believe the Supreme Court made the right decisions on two recent cases, but question a ruling related to the legal rights of suspects who are being interrogated, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
In the online survey of a representative national sample of 1,014 Canadian adults, 76 per cent of respondents agree with the decision taken by the Supreme Court on the case of Shirley Christensen.
The Supreme Court ruled last month that Christensen—a Quebec woman who was sexually abused as a child at the hands of a priest—can launch a lawsuit against the Catholic Church.
Two-thirds of Canadians (65%) agree with a recent decision that looked into the issue of journalistic sources. The Supreme Court ruled that journalists have a qualified right to protect their confidential sources, if such protection outweighs the public interest in the disclosure that the law would normally require.
The case stemmed from an investigative report into the federal sponsorship scandal, in which Globe and Mail reporter Daniel Leblanc relied on a confidential source, identified only as “MaChouette.”
On a third case, the Supreme Court does not get the endorsement of most Canadians. More than half of respondents (54%) disagree with the ruling which states that suspects do not have a right to legal counsel while they are being interrogated.
Last month’s 5-4 decision effectively signifies that, if suspects reveals information to officers or detectives during an interrogation, this information may be admitted into evidence in a legal process against them.
Full Report, Detailed Tables and Methodology (PDF)
CONTACT:
Mario Canseco, Vice President, Communications & Media Relations
+877 730 3570
mario.canseco@angus-reid.com
Methodology: From October 29 to October 30, 2010, Angus Reid Public Opinion conducted an online survey among 1,014 randomly selected Canadian adults who are Angus Reid Forum panelists. The margin of error—which measures sampling variability—is +/- 3.1%, 19 times out of 20. The results have been statistically weighted according to the most current education, age, gender and region Census data to ensure a sample representative of the entire adult population of Canada. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Petroleum production in Canada 2010.
Petroleum production in Canada is a major industry which is important to the economy of North America. Canada is the seventh largest oil producing country in the world. In 2008 it produced an average of 438,000 cubic metres per day (2,750,000 bbl/d) of crude oil, crude bitumen and natural gas condensate. Of that amount, 45% was conventional crude oil, 49.5% was bitumen from oil sands, and 5.5% was condensate from natural gas wells.[1] Most of Canadian petroleum production, approximately 283,000 cubic metres per day (1,780,000 bbl/d), was exported, almost all of it to the United States.[2] Canada is the largest single source of oil imports into the United States.
The petroleum industry in Canada is also referred to as the Canadian "Oil Patch"; the term refers especially to upstream operations (exploration and production of oil and gas), and to a lesser degree to downstream operations (refining, distribution, and selling of oil and gas products). In 2005, almost 25,000 new oil wells were spud (drilled) in Canada. Daily, over 100 new wells are spud in the province of Alberta alone [3].
Contents
1 History
2 Divisions
2.1 Alberta
2.2 British Columbia
2.3 Manitoba
2.4 Saskatchewan
2.5 Northern Canada (onshore)
2.6 Northern Canada (offshore)
2.7 Eastern Canada (onshore)
2.8 Eastern Canada (offshore)
3 Major players
4 Long-term outlook
5 See also
5.1 Oil fields of Canada
6 References
7 External links
History
Main article: History of the petroleum industry in Canada
The Canadian petroleum industry developed in parallel with that of the United States. The first oil well in Canada was dug by hand (rather than drilled) in 1858 by James Miller Williams near his asphalt plant at Oil Springs, Ontario. At a depth of 20 metres (66 ft) he struck oil, one year before "Colonel" Edwin Drake drilled the first oil well in the United States.[4] Williams later went on to found "The Canadian Oil Company" which qualified as the world’s first integrated oil company.
Petroleum production in Ontario expanded rapidly, and practically every significant producer became his own refiner. By 1864, 20 refineries were operating in Oil Springs and seven in Petrolia, Ontario. However, Ontario's status as an important oil producer did not last long. By 1880 Canada was a net importer of oil from the United States.
Canada's unique geography, geology, resources and patterns of settlement have been key factors in the history of Canada. The development of the petroleum sector helps illustrate how they have helped make the nation quite distinct from her neighbour to the south.
Divisions
Most exploration and production occurs in Alberta, with a significant number of operations in British Columbia—particularly in winter—and consistent activity in Saskatchewan. Drilling from large offshore platforms occurs on the Newfoundland continental shelf.
Alberta
Drilling rig in northern Alberta
Oil extraction near Drayton ValleyAlberta is the largest producer of conventional crude oil, synthetic crude, natural gas and gas products in Canada. Two of the largest producers of petrochemicals in North America are located in central and north central Alberta. In both Red Deer and Edmonton, world class polyethylene and vinyl manufacturers produce products shipped all over the world, and Edmonton's oil refineries provide the raw materials for a large petrochemical industry to the east of Edmonton. There are hundreds of small companies in Alberta dedicated to providing all sorts of services to this industry—from drilling to well maintenance, pipeline maintenance to seismic exploration.
The Athabasca Oil Sands (previously known as the Athabasca Tar Sands) have estimated oil reserves in excess of that of the rest of the world, estimated to be 1.6 trillion barrels (254 km³). With the advancement of extraction methods, bitumen and economical synthetic crude are produced at costs nearing that of conventional crude. This technology grew and developed in Alberta. Many companies employ both conventional strip mining and non-conventional methods to extract the bitumen from the Athabasca deposit. With current technology, only 315 billion barrels (50 km³) are recoverable. Entire towns, like Fort McMurray, have grown up entirely because of the large multinational corporations which have taken on the task of oil production.
While Edmonton is considered the pipeline junction, manufacturing, chemical processing, research and refining centre of the province, Calgary is known for its senior and junior oil company head offices.
Major oil fields are found in southeast Alberta (Brooks, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge), northwest (Grande Prairie, High Level, Rainbow Lake, Zama), central (Caroline, Red Deer), and northeast (Athabasca Oil Sands)
Structural regions include: Foothills, Greater Arch, Deep Basin.
Oil and gas activity is regulated by the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB)(Formerly the Energy and Utility Board (EUB))[5].
[edit] British Columbia
Drilling rig in northern British ColumbiaDrilling for gas and oil in the Peace Country of north-eastern British Columbia, around Fort Nelson (Greater Sierra oil field), Fort St. John (Pink Mountain, Border Ring) and Dawson Creek
Oil and gas activity is regulated by the Oil and Gas Commission (OGC)[6].
Manitoba
A few rigs drilling for gas in southern Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Mostly shallow gas wells in southwestern Saskatchewan (Hatton, Cypress Hill) and the southeast (Lougheed, Weir Hill), heavy oil extraction around Lloydminster, oil wells around Weyburn.
Oil and gas activity is regulated by the Saskatchewan Industry and Resources (SIR) [7].
Northern Canada (onshore)
Drilling for oil in the Mackenzie Delta by Petro-Canada
Northern Canada (offshore)
Production in the Beaufort Sea off the Mackenzie Delta.
Sporadic drilling along the continental shelf of the Beaufort Sea.
Eastern Canada (onshore)
Sporadic drilling in southern Ontario by Talisman Energy Inc.
Sporadic drilling in western Newfoundland
Sporadic drilling in northern Nova Scotia and western Cape Breton Island
Sporadic drilling in northern and eastern Prince Edward Island
Production of natural gas at the McCully Field in southern New Brunswick, connected to the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline
Eastern Canada (offshore)
Offshore oil drilling and production at Hibernia, Terra Nova, and White Rose fields off the coast of Newfoundland
Offshore gas drilling and production on Sable Island fields off the coast of Nova Scotia
Sporadic drilling along continental shelf off Nova Scotia.
Sporadic drilling in Laurentian Fan at southern end of Cabot Strait
Sporadic drilling in eastern Northumberland Strait
Major players
The country's four largest integrated refiners are Imperial Oil, Husky Energy, Petro-Canada, and Suncor Energy. In 2007 Canada's four biggest oil companies brought in record profits of $11.75 billion, up 10 percent from $10.72 billion in 2006. Revenues for the Big Four climbed to $80 bilion from about $72 billion in 2006. The numbers exclude Shell Canada and ConocoPhillips Canada, two private subsidiaries that produced almost 500,000 barrels per day in 2006.[8]
EnCana Corporation
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Husky Energy Inc.
ConocoPhillips
Talisman Energy Inc.
Devon Canada Corporation
Suncor Energy
Cenovus Energy
Long-term outlook
Oil Production In North America Canadian conventional oil production peaked in 1973, but oil sands production is forecast to increase to at least 2020
US oil production (crude oil only) and Hubbert high estimate.
Mexican production peaked in 2004 and is now in decline
Broadly speaking Canadian oil production (via standard deep drilling) peaked in the mid-1970s, but due to the new offshore basins being exploited in Atlantic Canada and the boom of the Alberta Tar Sands overall production will not peak until the 2020s.
See also
Canada portal
Book:Canada
Books are collections of articles that can be downloaded or ordered in print.
These topics are related to offshore or onshore oil and related gas production in Canada
History of the petroleum industry in Canada
List of Petroleum Companies in Canada
Peak Oil an economic condition of oil production that Canada reached in the late 1970s
Peak Gas, related to Peak Oil
the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has a clause in it relating to oil and gas export celinge that may force Canada to abandon the treaty to keep its own economy functioning
Oil fields of Canada
These oil fields are economically important to the Canadian economy, either in the present or historically
Athabasca Oil Sands, Alberta
Hibernia Oil Platform
Terra Nova Oil Field
White Rose oil field
Hamburg oil field, Alberta
References
1.^ "Estimated Production of Canadian Crude Oil and Equivalent". National Energy Board. 2009. http://www.neb.gc.ca/clf-nsi/rnrgynfmtn/sttstc/crdlndptrlmprdct/stmtdprdctn-eng.html. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
2.^ "Total Crude Oil Exports (m3 and bbl) - Annual". National Energy Board of Canada. 2009. http://www.neb.gc.ca/clf-nsi/rnrgynfmtn/sttstc/crdlndptrlmprdct/ttlcrdlxprt-eng.html. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
3.^ Canadian Rig Locator
4.^ "Six Historical Events in the First 100 Years of Canada's Petroleum Industry". Petroleum Historical Society of Canada. 2009. http://www.petroleumhistory.ca/history/wells.html.Retrieved 2009-01-27.
5.^ Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB)
6.^ British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission (OGC)
7.^ Saskatchewan Industry and Resources (SIR)
8.^ Vancouver Sun. Record Profits for Canada's big oil companies
Canadian Wellsite "Homepage of the Canadian Oilpatch"
The petroleum industry in Canada is also referred to as the Canadian "Oil Patch"; the term refers especially to upstream operations (exploration and production of oil and gas), and to a lesser degree to downstream operations (refining, distribution, and selling of oil and gas products). In 2005, almost 25,000 new oil wells were spud (drilled) in Canada. Daily, over 100 new wells are spud in the province of Alberta alone [3].
Contents
1 History
2 Divisions
2.1 Alberta
2.2 British Columbia
2.3 Manitoba
2.4 Saskatchewan
2.5 Northern Canada (onshore)
2.6 Northern Canada (offshore)
2.7 Eastern Canada (onshore)
2.8 Eastern Canada (offshore)
3 Major players
4 Long-term outlook
5 See also
5.1 Oil fields of Canada
6 References
7 External links
History
Main article: History of the petroleum industry in Canada
The Canadian petroleum industry developed in parallel with that of the United States. The first oil well in Canada was dug by hand (rather than drilled) in 1858 by James Miller Williams near his asphalt plant at Oil Springs, Ontario. At a depth of 20 metres (66 ft) he struck oil, one year before "Colonel" Edwin Drake drilled the first oil well in the United States.[4] Williams later went on to found "The Canadian Oil Company" which qualified as the world’s first integrated oil company.
Petroleum production in Ontario expanded rapidly, and practically every significant producer became his own refiner. By 1864, 20 refineries were operating in Oil Springs and seven in Petrolia, Ontario. However, Ontario's status as an important oil producer did not last long. By 1880 Canada was a net importer of oil from the United States.
Canada's unique geography, geology, resources and patterns of settlement have been key factors in the history of Canada. The development of the petroleum sector helps illustrate how they have helped make the nation quite distinct from her neighbour to the south.
Divisions
Most exploration and production occurs in Alberta, with a significant number of operations in British Columbia—particularly in winter—and consistent activity in Saskatchewan. Drilling from large offshore platforms occurs on the Newfoundland continental shelf.
Alberta
Drilling rig in northern Alberta
Oil extraction near Drayton ValleyAlberta is the largest producer of conventional crude oil, synthetic crude, natural gas and gas products in Canada. Two of the largest producers of petrochemicals in North America are located in central and north central Alberta. In both Red Deer and Edmonton, world class polyethylene and vinyl manufacturers produce products shipped all over the world, and Edmonton's oil refineries provide the raw materials for a large petrochemical industry to the east of Edmonton. There are hundreds of small companies in Alberta dedicated to providing all sorts of services to this industry—from drilling to well maintenance, pipeline maintenance to seismic exploration.
The Athabasca Oil Sands (previously known as the Athabasca Tar Sands) have estimated oil reserves in excess of that of the rest of the world, estimated to be 1.6 trillion barrels (254 km³). With the advancement of extraction methods, bitumen and economical synthetic crude are produced at costs nearing that of conventional crude. This technology grew and developed in Alberta. Many companies employ both conventional strip mining and non-conventional methods to extract the bitumen from the Athabasca deposit. With current technology, only 315 billion barrels (50 km³) are recoverable. Entire towns, like Fort McMurray, have grown up entirely because of the large multinational corporations which have taken on the task of oil production.
While Edmonton is considered the pipeline junction, manufacturing, chemical processing, research and refining centre of the province, Calgary is known for its senior and junior oil company head offices.
Major oil fields are found in southeast Alberta (Brooks, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge), northwest (Grande Prairie, High Level, Rainbow Lake, Zama), central (Caroline, Red Deer), and northeast (Athabasca Oil Sands)
Structural regions include: Foothills, Greater Arch, Deep Basin.
Oil and gas activity is regulated by the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB)(Formerly the Energy and Utility Board (EUB))[5].
[edit] British Columbia
Drilling rig in northern British ColumbiaDrilling for gas and oil in the Peace Country of north-eastern British Columbia, around Fort Nelson (Greater Sierra oil field), Fort St. John (Pink Mountain, Border Ring) and Dawson Creek
Oil and gas activity is regulated by the Oil and Gas Commission (OGC)[6].
Manitoba
A few rigs drilling for gas in southern Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Mostly shallow gas wells in southwestern Saskatchewan (Hatton, Cypress Hill) and the southeast (Lougheed, Weir Hill), heavy oil extraction around Lloydminster, oil wells around Weyburn.
Oil and gas activity is regulated by the Saskatchewan Industry and Resources (SIR) [7].
Northern Canada (onshore)
Drilling for oil in the Mackenzie Delta by Petro-Canada
Northern Canada (offshore)
Production in the Beaufort Sea off the Mackenzie Delta.
Sporadic drilling along the continental shelf of the Beaufort Sea.
Eastern Canada (onshore)
Sporadic drilling in southern Ontario by Talisman Energy Inc.
Sporadic drilling in western Newfoundland
Sporadic drilling in northern Nova Scotia and western Cape Breton Island
Sporadic drilling in northern and eastern Prince Edward Island
Production of natural gas at the McCully Field in southern New Brunswick, connected to the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline
Eastern Canada (offshore)
Offshore oil drilling and production at Hibernia, Terra Nova, and White Rose fields off the coast of Newfoundland
Offshore gas drilling and production on Sable Island fields off the coast of Nova Scotia
Sporadic drilling along continental shelf off Nova Scotia.
Sporadic drilling in Laurentian Fan at southern end of Cabot Strait
Sporadic drilling in eastern Northumberland Strait
Major players
The country's four largest integrated refiners are Imperial Oil, Husky Energy, Petro-Canada, and Suncor Energy. In 2007 Canada's four biggest oil companies brought in record profits of $11.75 billion, up 10 percent from $10.72 billion in 2006. Revenues for the Big Four climbed to $80 bilion from about $72 billion in 2006. The numbers exclude Shell Canada and ConocoPhillips Canada, two private subsidiaries that produced almost 500,000 barrels per day in 2006.[8]
EnCana Corporation
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Husky Energy Inc.
ConocoPhillips
Talisman Energy Inc.
Devon Canada Corporation
Suncor Energy
Cenovus Energy
Long-term outlook
Oil Production In North America Canadian conventional oil production peaked in 1973, but oil sands production is forecast to increase to at least 2020
US oil production (crude oil only) and Hubbert high estimate.
Mexican production peaked in 2004 and is now in decline
Broadly speaking Canadian oil production (via standard deep drilling) peaked in the mid-1970s, but due to the new offshore basins being exploited in Atlantic Canada and the boom of the Alberta Tar Sands overall production will not peak until the 2020s.
See also
Canada portal
Book:Canada
Books are collections of articles that can be downloaded or ordered in print.
These topics are related to offshore or onshore oil and related gas production in Canada
History of the petroleum industry in Canada
List of Petroleum Companies in Canada
Peak Oil an economic condition of oil production that Canada reached in the late 1970s
Peak Gas, related to Peak Oil
the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has a clause in it relating to oil and gas export celinge that may force Canada to abandon the treaty to keep its own economy functioning
Oil fields of Canada
These oil fields are economically important to the Canadian economy, either in the present or historically
Athabasca Oil Sands, Alberta
Hibernia Oil Platform
Terra Nova Oil Field
White Rose oil field
Hamburg oil field, Alberta
References
1.^ "Estimated Production of Canadian Crude Oil and Equivalent". National Energy Board. 2009. http://www.neb.gc.ca/clf-nsi/rnrgynfmtn/sttstc/crdlndptrlmprdct/stmtdprdctn-eng.html. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
2.^ "Total Crude Oil Exports (m3 and bbl) - Annual". National Energy Board of Canada. 2009. http://www.neb.gc.ca/clf-nsi/rnrgynfmtn/sttstc/crdlndptrlmprdct/ttlcrdlxprt-eng.html. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
3.^ Canadian Rig Locator
4.^ "Six Historical Events in the First 100 Years of Canada's Petroleum Industry". Petroleum Historical Society of Canada. 2009. http://www.petroleumhistory.ca/history/wells.html.Retrieved 2009-01-27.
5.^ Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB)
6.^ British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission (OGC)
7.^ Saskatchewan Industry and Resources (SIR)
8.^ Vancouver Sun. Record Profits for Canada's big oil companies
Canadian Wellsite "Homepage of the Canadian Oilpatch"
Sunday, November 21, 2010
OTTAWA — As Ottawa police raised a flag at their downtown headquarters in tribute to Saturday’s Transgender Day of Remembrance,
OTTAWA — As Ottawa police raised a flag at their downtown headquarters in tribute to Saturday’s Transgender Day of Remembrance, two activists were arrested when they tried to hang a sign from a highway overpass.
“The police were trying to block our messaging, block us from standing up and saying our communities aren’t represented by the police,” said Taiva Tegler, who was on the overpass with about 15 other people. “We need to remember that these communities continue to he harassed, assaulted, humiliated, beaten and murdered.”
The transgender activists were arrested on Saturday afternoon for mischief after they hung a “Remember Stonewall?” banner on the overpass. The Stonewall riots in New York City in 1969 began the gay rights movement in the United States.
As many as 50 people who participated in the day’s observances crowded the police station lobby to support the two arrested.
Dan Irving, co-ordinator of the sexuality studies program at Carleton University, was among the crowd at the police station. Police allowed him to speak to the two arrested, who said they would be kept at the police station overnight because they refused to give their names.
Irving said he hopes the arrests don’t take away from the purpose of the day, which is held every Nov. 20 in cities around the world, to remember those who have been killed due to transgender hatred or prejudice.
Amanda Ryan, who helped organize the event, said Ottawa police have become the first organization in Canada to officially recognize Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Staff Sgt. John Medeiros said sensitivity training is provided for all recruits. He said Saturday’s event was a good way to create awareness and encourage people to people hate crimes.
“The trans community is a marginalized community — there is already a challenge in getting people to report,” Medeiros said. “It makes perfect sense that we would be involved in supporting victims.”
Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Transgender+rights+activists+arrested+Ottawa/3861277/story.html#ixzz15tQV4exK
“The police were trying to block our messaging, block us from standing up and saying our communities aren’t represented by the police,” said Taiva Tegler, who was on the overpass with about 15 other people. “We need to remember that these communities continue to he harassed, assaulted, humiliated, beaten and murdered.”
The transgender activists were arrested on Saturday afternoon for mischief after they hung a “Remember Stonewall?” banner on the overpass. The Stonewall riots in New York City in 1969 began the gay rights movement in the United States.
As many as 50 people who participated in the day’s observances crowded the police station lobby to support the two arrested.
Dan Irving, co-ordinator of the sexuality studies program at Carleton University, was among the crowd at the police station. Police allowed him to speak to the two arrested, who said they would be kept at the police station overnight because they refused to give their names.
Irving said he hopes the arrests don’t take away from the purpose of the day, which is held every Nov. 20 in cities around the world, to remember those who have been killed due to transgender hatred or prejudice.
Amanda Ryan, who helped organize the event, said Ottawa police have become the first organization in Canada to officially recognize Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Staff Sgt. John Medeiros said sensitivity training is provided for all recruits. He said Saturday’s event was a good way to create awareness and encourage people to people hate crimes.
“The trans community is a marginalized community — there is already a challenge in getting people to report,” Medeiros said. “It makes perfect sense that we would be involved in supporting victims.”
Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Transgender+rights+activists+arrested+Ottawa/3861277/story.html#ixzz15tQV4exK
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Canadian diplomat blasts Ottawa
LISBON—Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s calculated political stance as an anti-Russian cold warrior has made Canada an irrelevant, mischievous force within the NATO alliance, according to a former Canadian diplomat.
Christopher Westdal, who served as ambassador to Russia from 2003 to 2006, blasted Canada’s foreign policy stance toward Russia as outdated and specifically designed to win over ethnic votes in Canada. In doing so, Ottawa has removed itself from the debate over “sound security policy.”
Harper will be on firm ground at the two-day NATO meeting which began Friday in Lisbon, Westdal said, when talk turns to the nine-year Afghan war, which Canada has committed to participating in until 2014.
But Canada will be the most marginal of players when leaders at the two-day NATO summit discuss the so-called Strategic Concept — the future of the alliance — and better relations with Russia, he said.
“Our prime minister’s credibility is undermined by widespread suspicion that his government’s policy in East-West security relations is tailored to suit Ukranian, Baltic and other Russo-phobe diaspora voting blocs in Canada,” Westdal wrote in a policy paper for the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute.
“Rigid neo-con antipathy to Russia (reinforced by conservative national media) and a foreign policy narrowly designed for diasporas have led us to the margins of irrelevance and mischief.”
At the NATO table, those policies include long-standing support for extending alliance membership to Ukraine and Georgia, two former Soviet republics.
Canada, along with the United States and a few other countries, championed the two countries’ bids to join NATO in 2008, when Russia was engaged in a brief, bloody border war with Georgia. Alliance relations with Moscow have been frosty ever since.
Georgia wants to join NATO, where it hopes to benefit from the mutual defence the alliance offers when one of its members comes under attack.
Harper met Friday with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili just before the official opening of the summit.
“As you know, we’re very appreciative of your efforts with NATO in Afghanistan and also, we’re big supporters of your NATO aspirations,” Harper said.
Dimitri Soudas, a spokesperson for Harper, the government’s position is unchanged on the contentious issue of new NATO memberships.
“It’s Ukraine that we are supporting entering the alliance, provided they want to,” he said.
The catch is that Ukraine, which voted in Victor Yanukovych as president earlier this year, no longer aspires to join the alliance.
Ottawa’s menacing stance toward Russia goes further, Westdal said. It includes very public complaints about Russian bomber flights encroaching on Canada’s Arctic territory, which experts have judged to be out of proportion to the threat those flights pose. Canada has also imposed new visa questionnaires that require Russians seeking to enter the country to disclose their membership in a political party, trade union and the particulars of their military service.
Russians can be sent to prison for providing such information to a foreign government, and the dispute between Moscow and Ottawa is yet another irritant in the already strained relationship.
“In Moscow . . . we’ve just been hard to take seriously these last five years, what with the open antipathy in our Last Cold Warrior Standing posture,” Westdal said. “Such nonsense gets notices — and does us no good.”
NATO nations will sit down Saturday with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev to discuss building closer ties and better relations. That will include new plans to build a missile defence shield across Europe — something Moscow once took as a personal threat but to which it has now warmed.
Russia will also agree to help out the NATO coalition in Afghanistan by transporting equipment and supplies by rail and providing helicopter and counter-narcotic support.
Most countries’ outmoded attitudes toward Russia have been successfully recast, Westdal said.
“Ours never were. The world has moved on, but neo-con thought is alive and well in Ottawa. We need to lift our sights and our game.”
Christopher Westdal, who served as ambassador to Russia from 2003 to 2006, blasted Canada’s foreign policy stance toward Russia as outdated and specifically designed to win over ethnic votes in Canada. In doing so, Ottawa has removed itself from the debate over “sound security policy.”
Harper will be on firm ground at the two-day NATO meeting which began Friday in Lisbon, Westdal said, when talk turns to the nine-year Afghan war, which Canada has committed to participating in until 2014.
But Canada will be the most marginal of players when leaders at the two-day NATO summit discuss the so-called Strategic Concept — the future of the alliance — and better relations with Russia, he said.
“Our prime minister’s credibility is undermined by widespread suspicion that his government’s policy in East-West security relations is tailored to suit Ukranian, Baltic and other Russo-phobe diaspora voting blocs in Canada,” Westdal wrote in a policy paper for the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute.
“Rigid neo-con antipathy to Russia (reinforced by conservative national media) and a foreign policy narrowly designed for diasporas have led us to the margins of irrelevance and mischief.”
At the NATO table, those policies include long-standing support for extending alliance membership to Ukraine and Georgia, two former Soviet republics.
Canada, along with the United States and a few other countries, championed the two countries’ bids to join NATO in 2008, when Russia was engaged in a brief, bloody border war with Georgia. Alliance relations with Moscow have been frosty ever since.
Georgia wants to join NATO, where it hopes to benefit from the mutual defence the alliance offers when one of its members comes under attack.
Harper met Friday with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili just before the official opening of the summit.
“As you know, we’re very appreciative of your efforts with NATO in Afghanistan and also, we’re big supporters of your NATO aspirations,” Harper said.
Dimitri Soudas, a spokesperson for Harper, the government’s position is unchanged on the contentious issue of new NATO memberships.
“It’s Ukraine that we are supporting entering the alliance, provided they want to,” he said.
The catch is that Ukraine, which voted in Victor Yanukovych as president earlier this year, no longer aspires to join the alliance.
Ottawa’s menacing stance toward Russia goes further, Westdal said. It includes very public complaints about Russian bomber flights encroaching on Canada’s Arctic territory, which experts have judged to be out of proportion to the threat those flights pose. Canada has also imposed new visa questionnaires that require Russians seeking to enter the country to disclose their membership in a political party, trade union and the particulars of their military service.
Russians can be sent to prison for providing such information to a foreign government, and the dispute between Moscow and Ottawa is yet another irritant in the already strained relationship.
“In Moscow . . . we’ve just been hard to take seriously these last five years, what with the open antipathy in our Last Cold Warrior Standing posture,” Westdal said. “Such nonsense gets notices — and does us no good.”
NATO nations will sit down Saturday with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev to discuss building closer ties and better relations. That will include new plans to build a missile defence shield across Europe — something Moscow once took as a personal threat but to which it has now warmed.
Russia will also agree to help out the NATO coalition in Afghanistan by transporting equipment and supplies by rail and providing helicopter and counter-narcotic support.
Most countries’ outmoded attitudes toward Russia have been successfully recast, Westdal said.
“Ours never were. The world has moved on, but neo-con thought is alive and well in Ottawa. We need to lift our sights and our game.”
Friday, November 19, 2010
Montreal’s Jaggi Singh, one of dozens of community organizers arrested even before last summer’s G20 protests began, has launched a constitutional challenge against his bail conditions.
Montreal’s Jaggi Singh, one of dozens of community organizers arrested even before last summer’s G20 protests began, has launched a constitutional challenge against his bail conditions.
Although most of his co-accused have had similar restrictions imposed on their actions and movements, Singh, a noted anti-globalization and social justice activist, is the first to take the constitutional route.
He is to appear Wednesday in Ontario Superior Court, with the support of PEN Canada which is intervening in his case, citing that Singh’s right to freedom of expression has been violated.
“The conditions are being used in a very exaggerated punitive way to simply make the process of being charged the actual punishment,’’ said Singh, who faces charges of conspiracy to commit mischief and conspiracy to assault and obstruct police.
Aside from $85,000 in bail, Singh’s conditions for release include staying away from organizing or participating in any demonstrations, not associating with any of his co-accused, house arrest, the inability to use any wireless device and not possessing a passport.
“I do a monthly (community) radio show and I have a condition that prevents me from using a wireless device: Am I using a wireless device?’’ Singh said on the phone from Montreal. “The transmitter on top of Mount Royal is the ultimate wireless device. Am I allowed to use a laptop with wireless Internet?’’
Among his many concerns, he said, is that the conditions are subject to arbitrary interpretation, as co-accused Alex Hundert discovered in September when he was arrested for participating in a university panel discussion.
As for the right to freedom of expression, PEN said: “Preventing someone from participating in a public demonstration does nothing to ensure the safety of a single Canadian. On the contrary, the practice of censorship harms the rights of all Canadians and is repugnant to any society that values its right to freedom of expression.”
“There is a constitutional right to a reasonable bail,’’ said Singh’s lawyer, Peter Rosenthal. “We’re saying that the bail conditions were entirely unreasonable.
“That in our view clearly violates freedom of expression, freedom of association, and the right to lawful assembly. There’s no possible justification for any such condition in our view.”
Although most of his co-accused have had similar restrictions imposed on their actions and movements, Singh, a noted anti-globalization and social justice activist, is the first to take the constitutional route.
He is to appear Wednesday in Ontario Superior Court, with the support of PEN Canada which is intervening in his case, citing that Singh’s right to freedom of expression has been violated.
“The conditions are being used in a very exaggerated punitive way to simply make the process of being charged the actual punishment,’’ said Singh, who faces charges of conspiracy to commit mischief and conspiracy to assault and obstruct police.
Aside from $85,000 in bail, Singh’s conditions for release include staying away from organizing or participating in any demonstrations, not associating with any of his co-accused, house arrest, the inability to use any wireless device and not possessing a passport.
“I do a monthly (community) radio show and I have a condition that prevents me from using a wireless device: Am I using a wireless device?’’ Singh said on the phone from Montreal. “The transmitter on top of Mount Royal is the ultimate wireless device. Am I allowed to use a laptop with wireless Internet?’’
Among his many concerns, he said, is that the conditions are subject to arbitrary interpretation, as co-accused Alex Hundert discovered in September when he was arrested for participating in a university panel discussion.
As for the right to freedom of expression, PEN said: “Preventing someone from participating in a public demonstration does nothing to ensure the safety of a single Canadian. On the contrary, the practice of censorship harms the rights of all Canadians and is repugnant to any society that values its right to freedom of expression.”
“There is a constitutional right to a reasonable bail,’’ said Singh’s lawyer, Peter Rosenthal. “We’re saying that the bail conditions were entirely unreasonable.
“That in our view clearly violates freedom of expression, freedom of association, and the right to lawful assembly. There’s no possible justification for any such condition in our view.”
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